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Goodreads asked Leena Varghese:

Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Leena Varghese Jane and Mr. Rochester from the classic Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.

These two make an astonishingly beautiful pair!

Even though Rochester is brutally cynical of everything, he holds Jane in high esteem and his love is intensely passionate. He is a terribly flawed, spiritually bankrupt man and yet utterly captivating with his black humour and strength of convictions.

Jane loves him deeply and yet challenges every notion of how a woman must behave in society. Her spirit is unblemished and indomitable and she meets him on level ground as an equal even though she is his subordinate professionally.

It is her unrestrained opinions on equality and justice and the bold choices she makes that define her as a remarkable heroine.

Their conversations are sparkling and immensely entertaining! I could read this book a million times and never tire of it.

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